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  1. 5th Jan 2010, 4:39 AM #1
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    Something I was wondering about.

    Last year I got myself a little £10 Bluetooth dongle. Problem was once I'd put it into my computer it downloaded software and said I'd have to pay another £20 for a license to continue to use it - which was a bit annoying.

    Anyway found the dongle again - wonder if anyone knows of any Bluetooth software which is free?
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    I bought myself a Bluetooth dongle (can't remember how much it cost) and it didn't download any software and I didn't have to pay a licence fee to use it.

    Have you tried the Bluetooth software in Windows?
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    Hi Phil - looked into this LOADS of digging. Seems that the driver for the dongle I'm using somehow interferes with the base Bluetooth connectivity on Windows Vista so you can't just use the default Windows software, which is somewhat irritating.
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    Ahh, the pitfalls of advising a techie on a technical matter .

    Would it be easier to buy a new Bluetooth dongle? Do you actually need one in the first place?
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    Cybus Industries might do you a free upgrade
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    Bazinga !
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